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The next SPOLIN THEATER GAMES RETREAT: Friday-Sunday Jan. 27 - 29 in Duvall, WA

 Gary Schwartz offers a new weekend workshop intensive.

WHO: Anyone interested in learning Improvisation based upon Viola Spolin’s Theater Games
WHEN: Friday January 27 - Sunday January 29, 2012
WHERE: Mosswood Hollow Retreat Center, Duvall WA
COST: $300 (includes meals) Enrollment is limited. Limited to 20 players

Adult PlayersEnjoy a fun weekend playing and absorbing the philosophy of Viola Spolin in a rural setting. You can arrive at the Hollow and check in anytime after 4pm.

We will meet & greet on Friday and play from 7pm - 10pm in their 30 foot yurt, where the workshop will take place.

Saturday we will start at 9am - 12 noon. Break for lunch and resume from 2pm - 5pm. In the evening we will travel down to North Bend to The Valley Center Stage theater and do an informal performance/demonstration for each other and invited friends. 8pm - 9:30pm

Sunday we will gather at 10am in the yurt and play until 2pm. In all 12 hours of instruction and a performing opportunity to boot.

About the accomodations: They have seven bedrooms sleeping up to twenty people. All the rooms are beautifully furnished, many with antiques, in a bed and breakfast style. The beds and bedding were chosen to provide the utmost comfort. Bathrooms are shared, one for every two bedrooms.
Some people prefer to pitch a tent or sleep on a pad on the floor in the living room, on covered porch, or in the yurt.

Rooms and sleeping arrangements are to be paid by attendees. Rooms range from $15 - $90 per night depending on your choice of private, shared rooms or camp out.

Participants living nearby can attend each day without staying overnight.

 We've already had a great couple of retreats in Washington state and upstate NY.

Here are some comments from some of the attendees:

 "I walked away from the weekend with the transformative effect of these games in my bones." --Kelsey Flynn
Co-founder of NetMirth (bringing the transformative experience of improv to the workplace through performance and trainings) Performer - Villa Jidiots, Northampton, MA
 I trust Gary completely as a master teacher of Spolin games. His ability to help performers and teachers understand the games is invaluable. If only they could package Gary Schwartz with every Spolin book! -- Cathy McNally,
Founder, NetMirth (bringing the transformative experience of improv to the workplace through performance and trainings)
 Gary's enthusiasm for the Spolin method and just "playing" in general enticed me to be a part of the workshop. As a corporate trainer I was thrilled to learn about FOCUS and lots of games that I can use with my clients. My motto has always been "If it ain't fun don't do it." This experience was true FUN!
Helen Dewar & Associates
...changing the nature of education
 The workshop demonstrated how 18 of years sitting next to Viola made Gary a premier teacher and sidecoach of ‘theater games’. -- Phillip Spolin President, Focus Line Productions

 So what do you say? Wanna come and Play?

 

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